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Society and the Promise to David

The Reception History of 2 Samuel 7:1-17

By: William M. Schniedewind

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Society and the Promise to David

The Reception History of 2 Samuel 7:1-17

By: William M. Schniedewind

In the second book of Samuel, the prophet Nathan tells King David that God will give to him and his descendants a great and everlasting kingdom. In this study Schniedewind looks at how this dynastic Promise has been understood and transmitted from the time of its first appearance at the inception of the Hebrew monarchy until the dawn of Christianity. He shows in detail how, over the centuries, the Promise grew in importance and prestige. One measure of this growing importance was the Promise's ability to coax new readers into fresh interpretations.

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240

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Oxford University Press

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ISBN 10

0195352068

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9780195352061

David O. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism

By: Gregory A. Prince,William Robert Wright

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David O. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism

By: Gregory A. Prince,William Robert Wright

Focuses primarily on the years of McKay's presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during some of the most turbulent times in American and world history.

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545

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University of Utah Press

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0874808227

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9780874808223

The Plays of David Storey

A Thematic Study

By: William Hutchings

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The Plays of David Storey

A Thematic Study

By: William Hutchings

This is the first comprehensive play-by-play analysis of the drama of David Storey, one of the most acclaimed and innovative, sometimes controversial, writers in the British theatre since World War II. Grouping the plays according to theme, Hutchings demonstrates that the central focus in the drama of David Storey is the devaluation of traditional rituals in contemporary life and the disintegration of the family. A playwright attuned to the poetry in the ordinary, to the profundity, subtle eloquence, and dramatic tension in the mundane, Storey explores the ways people cope, or fail to cope, with complexity, with uncertainty, with constant, bewildering flux. He writes about groups—families (In Celebration, The Farm), rugby teams (The Changing Room), and construction crews (The Contractor). In his plays, individuals seek to overcome isolation and integrate themselves into a significant assemblage that transcends the self. Hutchings notes that Storey frequently deals with working-class parents who cannot "understand their grown children’s anxieties, their discontentedness with life, their unstable marriages, and their inability to enjoy the benefits of the education and advantages they labored so hard for so many years to provide." Storey understands and sympathizes with parents who have paid to educate their children out of their own spheres. He saw it happen in his own family, knew the disapproval of his father: "What else could my father think when, nearing sixty, he came home each day from the pit exhausted, shattered by fatigue, to find me—a young man ideally physically equipped to do the job which now left him totally prostrated—painting a picture of flowers, or writing a poem about a cloud. There was, and there is, no hope of reconciliation." Hutchings supplements his thematic analysis of Storey’s plays by interweaving into his text 90 percent of a major interview with the playwright, the only such comprehensive interview in existence. Storey, who believes that readers "ought to be chary of all interviews," discusses alleged literary influences on his work, the current state of British theatre, and his reactions to critics. He also provides insight into various productions and performances in his work.

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232

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SIU Press

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0809314614

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9780809314614

Camp David

Peacemaking and Politics

By: William Quandt

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Camp David

Peacemaking and Politics

By: William Quandt

The most authoritative account of a major historic event, written with scrupulous scholarship by a key behind-the-scenes participant."—Zbigniew Brzezinski, Adviser to the President for National Security Affairs, 1977-81 ". . . an excellent piece of work . . . will represent a major contribution to the academic literature on American Middle East policy during the Carter administration. No one but Bill Quandt could, in my view, write so knowledgeable, yet so judiciously balanced, and account."—Hermann Frederick Eilts, Director Boston University Center for International Relations, and Ambassador to Egypt, 1973-79 "In his detailed, carefully balanced and meticulously researched history of the Carter administration's goal in helping Israel and Egype achieve peace, Bill Quandt has produced an admirable model of contemporary historical writing . . . a major contribution to the literature on the Middle East."—Samuel W. Lewis, Diplomat-in-Residence, The Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, and Ambassador to Israel, 1977-85 "This book is likely to remain the most thoroughly researched and complete account by far of the Camp David negotiations and the American policymaking leading up to them to be written by an American participant. It is unique in its scholarship, its authority and its insight--and it is good reading."—Harold H. Saunders, Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, and former Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, 1978-81.

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456

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Brookings Institution Press

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0815713444

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9780815713449

David Crockett

Hero of the Common Man

By: William Groneman

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David Crockett

Hero of the Common Man

By: William Groneman

Perhaps no other figure in American history is more shrouded in myth and legend than David ("Davy") Crockett, the Tennessee frontiersman whose death at the Alamo in 1836 insured his place in the Valhalla of American heroes. A gregarious, fun-loving man, Crockett was capable of spinning the tallest of tales, but the truth of his life was far more fascinating than the myth. His hunting and exploration adventures, his service as a soldier under Andrew Jackson in the Creek Indian War of 1813, his rise in politics to the United States Congress, his incessant search for "elbow room" that took him to Texas – these were the real fabric of a heroic life. In writing of the historical Crockett, Groneman dispels the myths to discover the genuine hero beneath them. He writes at length of the defense of the Alamo, describes how Crockett's reputation and heroism have been tainted by revisionist historians, and presents new evidence that the Tennessean's heroics during the siege have, if anything, been understated.

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212

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Macmillan

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0765310686

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9780765310682

Old Testament Survey

The Message, Form, and Background of the Old Testament

By: William Sanford La Sor,David Allan Hubbard,Frederic William Bush

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Old Testament Survey

The Message, Form, and Background of the Old Testament

By: William Sanford La Sor,David Allan Hubbard,Frederic William Bush

McKenna, and William B. Nelson Jr.".

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886

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Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

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0802837883

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9780802837882

Researching Scots-Irish Ancestors

The Essential Genealogical Guide to Early Modern Ulster, 1600-1800

By: William J. Roulston

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Researching Scots-Irish Ancestors

The Essential Genealogical Guide to Early Modern Ulster, 1600-1800

By: William J. Roulston

One of the greatest frustrations for generations of genealogical researchers has been that reliable guidance on sources for perhaps the most critical period in the establishment of their family's links with Ulster, the period up to 1800, has proved to be so elusive. Not any more. This book can claim to be the first comprehensive guide for family historians searching for ancestors in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Ulster. Whether their ancestors are of English, Scottish, or Gaelic Irish origin, it will be of enormous value to anyone wishing to conduct research in Ulster prior to 1800. A comprehensive range of sources from the period 1600-1800 are identified and explained in very clear terms. Information on the whereabouts of these records and how they may be accessed is also provided. Equally important, there is guidance on how effectively they might be used. The appendices to the book include a full listing of pre-1800 church records for Ulster; a detailed description of nearly 250 collections of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century estate papers; and a summary breakdown of the sources available from this period for each parish in Ulster.

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Ulster Historical Foundation

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1903688531

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9781903688533

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Society and the Promise to David

Society and the Promise to David

David O. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism

David O. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism

The Plays of David Storey

The Plays of David Storey

Camp David

Camp David

David Crockett

David Crockett

Old Testament Survey

Old Testament Survey

Researching Scots-Irish Ancestors

Researching Scots-Irish Ancestors

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